Sadly, the family announces the passing of Darleene LaBelle, 79, on Saturday, May 3, 2014, with her family by her side, at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. Darleene was born Sept. 28, 1934 to Hugo and Dorothy Larson, and grew up in Rainy River District. She […]
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It is with great sadness that the family of George Gordon Emes announces his unexpected passing, peacefully in his sleep, on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. George was born March 6, 1945 in St. Boniface, Man. to George Sr. and Alice Emes (Barbour). As a child, George lived all over Northwestern […]
Dear editor: I would like to thank all those who have contributed a great deal of time and effort to the Rainy River District Festival of the Performing Arts. Without the Festival committee, the adjudicators, and all the Festival volunteers, the Festival would not be able to run. Everyone did […]
Lawns signs touting the various local candidates have sprung up around town but there’s little other evidence of “election fever” heading into the second week of the official campaign for the June 12 vote. Perhaps the election is being debated at coffee shop tables across the district, though it’s clear […]
It is with great sadness that the family of George Gordon Emes announces his unexpected passing, peacefully in his sleep, on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. George was born March 6, 1945 in St. Boniface, Man. to George Sr. and Alice Emes (Barbour). As a child, George lived all over Northwestern […]
Sadly, the family announces the sudden passing of George Gordon Emes, 69, of Fort Frances, Ont., on Tuesday, May 6, 2014. A memorial service will be held Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at 2 p.m. at Knox United Church in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
Sadly, the family announces the passing of Darleene LaBelle, 79, on Saturday, May 3, 2014 at the Thunder Bay Regional Hospital in Thunder Bay, Ont. A time of fellowship will be held Friday, May 16, 2014 from 1-3 p.m. at the Royal Canadian Legion in Emo, Ont. Interment will take […]
Joanne Margaret McCaig, of Fort Frances, Ont., passed away Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 12, 2014 at 11 a.m. at Green Funeral Home in Fort Frances. A complete obituary will follow.
Mother’s Day is a day when I feel more like a daughter than a mother. This marks the first Mother’s Day without my own mother. Despite her not knowing me for more Mother’s Days than I care to count, it feels strange to know that remembering her this year will […]
My day starts around 5:30 every morning with the first of three cups of “Caldwell” coffee, along with a small red-foiled square of “Dove” chocolate (maybe two), while curled up in my reading chair with my self-help books (and I still need a lot of help!) Oh, and a novel—a […]
Last Thursday, the Liberal government brought forward its 2014-15 budget. By now I’m sure you’ve heard that I have lost confidence in this Liberal government given the many scandals, wasted money, and their inability to follow through on many promises. Since being elected, I have heard from people who are […]
Well, we are off to the races, with the election date set for Thursday, June 12 here in Ontario. After the budget that Kathleen Wynne’s Liberal government delivered at Queen’s Park last Thursday, I fully expected that Andrea Horwath and her NDP caucus would stand behind the premier and the […]
